Shell and ECB Group Sign Contract for Supply of 500 Million Liters of Diesel Per Year

Written by Valdemar Medeiros

Published on 27/01/2021 at 10:36

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Contract Between Shell and ECB Group for Renewable Diesel Boosts the Biofuels Market

One of the largest oil and gas companies in the world, Shell, and the import and export company ECB Group, have signed a supply contract for renewable diesel and renewable aviation fuel, totaling more than 500 million liters per year starting in 2024, amounting to over 2 million biofuels.

The HVO Diesel and SAF Produced at ECB Group Biorefinery

The renewable diesel HVO (Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil) and renewable aviation fuel (Synthetic Paraffinic Kerosene, SPK), also known as Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), will be produced at a biorefinery named Omega Green, which is under construction by ECB Group in Paraguay, with a total production capacity of 20,000 barrels of HVO diesel, SPK, SAF, and green naphtha.

Founder of ECB Group Discusses Contract Regarding Diesel with Shell

“With Shell’s well-known focus on decarbonization initiatives, it makes perfect sense for us to work together to provide sources of renewable fuel solutions, especially in the road transport and aviation sectors,” says the founder and CEO of ECB Group, Erasmo Carlos Battistella, in a statement.

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